Win Butler said: 'Thanks for not being scared. Thanks for being such a fucking inspiration to the rest of the world!'

Arcade Fire thanked fans for “not being scared” to attend their Manchester gig this evening (July 6), describing them as “a fucking inspiration to the rest of the world”.

The Canadian band have been playing a series of intimate shows in the UK this past week, performing at Manchester’s Castlefield Bowl tonight following twogigs at London’s York Hall.

After performing their second song of the set, ‘Rebellion (Lies)’, frontman Win Butler reportedly told the crowd: “Thanks for not being scared. Thanks for being such a fucking inspiration to the rest of the world!”. The band then played ‘Here Comes the Night Time’ from 2013’s ‘Reflektor’.